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No doubt you’ve heard Hans Conried’s voice before. He ably voiced Captain Hook in Disney’s Peter Pan. You’ve also heard him on the old Dudley Do-Right or Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons. And you’ve also probably seen Alice Pearce … she was Gladys, Samantha’s neighbor on Bewitched. The two of them, along with “The Creatures and the Frank N. Stein Orchestra”, created this … probably my 4th favorite novelty Halloween ...

Here's the rest of the albums I've reviewed previously:

Ruth White – Flowers of Evil (1969)
Weird, weird album. But fun. Ruth White – Flowers of Evil

Pickwick Records - Sounds of Terror! (1974) A few pretty good sound effects ... a couple are just awful. Still a classic! Sounds of Terror!

Al Zanino - The Vampire Speaks (1957) Short but sweet classic 45. Al Zanino - The Vampire Speaks

Troll Records - Thrillers and Chillers, Great ...

Since it has been so long, I'll review my, er, reviews of Halloween music so far.

Boris Karloff - Tales of the Frightened, Volumes 1 & 2 (1963) - Awesome. You must listen to them.
Volume 1
Volume 2

Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett – The Original Monster Mash (1962) - Not my favorite, but a classic nonetheless. I won't share it, as I think his estate probably still sells it.

Mort Garson – Black Mass - Lucifer (1971) - My favorite spooky early electronic ...

I’m not sure where I ran across these recordings, but they might … MIGHT … be my favorite ghost story readings. Right up there with Vincent Price’s Caedmon recordings from the early 70’s, and Boris Karloff’s “Tales of the Frightened”.

Christopher Lee is well-known to several generations of movie-goers, from his appearances in the Hammer horror films from the late 50’s through the early 70’s up to his supporting roles in The Lord of the Rings and the Star Wars prequels. His deep voice ...

Time to get back into this. I didn't get very far last year with my Halloween music reviews, so I'm trying again. This time, if it seems that the album I'm reviewing is not available for some reason, I'll upload it somewheres.

Not sure where to start this time ... maybe some soundtracks?